Behind the Scenes of the Deadly Force Incident Study: Meet the Team of Analysts in the DFI SIG

Think About It Behind the Scenes of the Deadly Force Incident Study: Meet the Team of Analysts in the DFI SIG
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Shanna Honeycutt

Shanna Honeycutt

Jan 16, 2026

Thanks to the hard work of the DFI's Special Interest Group, who are continually tracking every incident at Faith-Based Organization and the foundational work of Carl Chinn, we now have 23 years of data used to determine effective safety measures at ministries across the US.

Meet the team and get a peak behind the scenes as we work through properly classifying the data to get it right. Special thanks to Dick Wentland, Rustin Rathbun, Gene Harris, and Steve DePass - "Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety," Proverbs 11:14

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